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gods-fearing

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

attentive and respectful of deities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2012, Gardner Dozois, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 13, Constable & Robinson Ltd, link She shuddered fastidiously at the idea of being a Christian instead of a godsfearing Roman pagan and changed the subject

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